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Looking Forward, Looking Back: Architecture of Downtown Cedar Rapids, Then and Now
June 2 - September 9, 2012

This exhibition will celebrate the new architecture of Cedar Rapids through sketches, drawings, and models from the architectural firms themselves. Accompanying this exhibition will be a companion show of vintage post cards of Cedar Rapids from the early 20th century. Lent for a local private collection, this exhibition will illuminate the Cedar Rapids that was, highlighting several historical buildings, some of which survive and others which have been torn down. Both the Cedar Rapids of now and the Cedar Rapids of then can be experienced and seen in dialogue with each other. More Info >>

Clary Illian: A Passionate Quest
August 25, 2012 - February 10, 2013

Ely, Iowa, resident Clary Illian first started making ceramics in the early 1960s, shortly after graduating from the University of Iowa’s premier ceramics department and a two year residency with world renowned British ceramicist Bernard Leach. Over the course of the past 50 years, Illian has been creating pots in stoneware and porcelain, and now earthenware. Throughout these various media, Illian has never lost her focus on the utilitarian quality of her pieces. More Info >>

Charles Barth: A Kaleidoscope of Culture
September 8, 2012 - January 5, 2013

Both a painter and a printmaker, Barth’s work is strongly influenced by the Mexican culture he sees all around him during his six months there every year. Pulling from the rich and diverse images in the popular culture of Mexico, Barth creates new tableaus, rich in color and full of vitality. This solo exhibition, his first at the CRMA since 1991, coincides with the recent release of a major monograph on his work, Charles Barth: A Kaleidoscope of Culture, which gives the exhibition its name. More Info >>

Marvin Cone: An American Master
September 29, 2012 - January 20, 2013

While not as famous as Wood, Cone’s influence in Cedar Rapids is attested to by the multitude of students he taught in his 42 years at Coe College. More than that, Cone’s work is reflective of several aspects of American art and his place in the greater discussion of American art is under-recognized. This exhibition attempts to rectify that oversight, not only reassessing Cone’s work in general but also contextualizing it in the larger picture of American art. This is the first major solo exhibition of Cone’s work since 1980. More Info >>